Prosecutors must tie the gold bars to official acts
Prosecutors allege that Sen. Bob Menendez or his wife took bribes to influence state and federal prosecutors to go easy on his associates. | Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesSen. Bob Menendez is charged with more than a dozen corrupt acts that span the globe. But no detail gripped the public like theNot only did federal investigators find 13 gold bars in the summer of 2022, but Menendez’s own curiosity about their value shows up in repeated Google searches.
Prosecutors say those searches largely followed interactions involving the Menendezes and Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessperson who is accused of bribing Menendez. The senator is alleged to have tried to help Daibes avoid legal troubles and to seize on a business opportunity involving an investment company run by a member of Qatar’s royal family.Another co-defendant in the case, Egyptian-American businessperson Wael “Will” Hana, is also alleged to have provided the Menendezes with gold bars.
Federal prosecutors allege Menendez tried to get other prosecutors to go easy on Daibes, who is facing separate fraud charges in New Jersey federal court.The next day, the senator searched for “how much is one kilo of gold worth.”In January 2022, Daibes’ driver — who is not named in the indictment — called Nadine Menendez and then she texted Daibes, “Thank you. Christmas in January.”
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